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ORDER on Defendant's Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment 554 (To Add Award of Costs). ORDERED that the Judgment on remand be amended to reflect an award of costs to Defendant pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d) by Judge John L. Kane on 01/20/11.(jjh, )

ORDER ON 525 RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE ON MOTION AND CROSS MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS. The Court finds no error in the Recommendation. The Objections are overruled and the Recommendation is received, approved and adopted by the court in toto as its Order, by Judge John L. Kane on 08/28/09.(wjc, ) Modified on 8/28/2009 to create linkage (wjc, ).

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION of United States Magistrate Judge: Relators 482 Motion for Award of Attorneys Fees, Costs and Expenses be GRANTED in part, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d)(2), and that Relator be awarded expenses, attorneys fees and c osts in the amount of $9,274.16; Defendants 495 Cross Motion for Attorneys Fees and Costs Relating to the Meats Portion of the Case be DENIED, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d)(4) and 28 U.S.C. § 1927. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civi l Procedure 72, the parties shall have ten (10) days after service of this Recommendation to serve and file any written objections in order to obtain reconsideration by the District Judge to whom this case is assigned, by Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix on 07/29/09. (wjc, )

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 475 Relator's Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment. Counsel for Mr. Bahrani and counsel for the United States as Interested Party (Ms. Amanda Adams Rocque is currently of record in this case) shall, wit hin the next 10 days, meet and confer for the purpose of reaching informal resolution of the question of what amount of the $27,822.50, plus postjudgment interest, is allocable to Mr. Bahrani as Relator. Relator shall file a Status Report on the status of these negotiations on or before 4/15/09. Relator shall file its request for expenses, attorney fees and costs pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d)(2) by formal Motion on or before 4/20/09 accompanied by an affidavit of counsel itemizing t he amounts requested in the various categories as well as an affidavit from a disinterested expert attesting to the reasonableness of the expenses, costs and attorney fees requested, as well as the necessity of their expenditure for the recovery attained. Defendants response, with rebuttal affidavit(s), is due on or before 05/08/09, by Judge John L. Kane on 04/01/09.(wjc, )

Amended ORDER for Judgment: Judgment shall enter in favor of Relator and against Defendants on five of Relator's 1000+ reverse false claims under 31 U.S.C. 3729(a)(7) for a total amount of damages and civil penalties of $27,822.50. Judgmen t shall enter in favor of Defendants and against Relator on his remaining 995+ hide-based reverse false claims under the FCA, as well as on all of Relator's meat-based reverse false claims. Relator shall be entitled to statuory post-judgment interest on the damages and penalty award at the applicable federal rate. The parties shall bear their own costs, by Judge John L. Kane on 03/19/09. (wjc, )

ORDER denying without prejudice 462 Relator's Motion to Provide Instruction in Response to Juror's Question of Law to the issue being re-raised upon further inquiry by the jury, by Judge John L. Kane on 03/18/09. (wjc, )

Stipulation and ORDER Regarding Custody of Exhibits and Depositions: Counsel for the parties shall retain custody of their respective exhibits and depositions until such time as all need for the exhibits and depositions has terminated and the time to appeal has expired or all appellate proceedings have been terminated plus 60 days, by Judge John L. Kane on 03/17/09. (wjc, )

MINUTE ORDER denying as moot 397 Relator's Motion to Enforce Court's Prior Order Prhibiting Ex Parte Contact Between Defense Counsel and the Court Appointed Expert, by Judge John L. Kane on 02/02/09.(wjc, )

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge John L. Kane: Motion Hearing held on 1/29/2009. Granting in part and denying in part 388 Defendants' Motion to Strike Relator's Ninth Supplemental Discovery Responses, Request for Status Con ference and Renewed Motion In Limine Concerning Dr. Joyce Bowing, as specified. Final Trial Preparation Conference is set for 02/13/09 at 10:00 AM. Follow-up Final Trial Preparation Conference is set for 02/27/09 at 10:00 AM. (Court Reporter Gwen Daniel.) (wjc, )

ORDER granting in part and denying in part Relator's 187 Emergency Motion for Sanctions For Discovery Abuse. ORDERED that Relator's request for entry of sanctions is DENIED. FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall locate all documents res ponsive to Relator's discovery requests and make such documents available to Relator's counsel by 2/26/2008. FURTHER ORDERED that Relator's request for extension of time to identify and produce copies of export certificates is GRANTED on or before 3/5/2008. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix on 2/4/08.(sss, )

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